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General Abdul Rashid Dostum, shown here at his palace in Shiberghan in northern Afghanistan on August 19, 2009, is a thorn in the side of President Ashraf Ghani. Photo: Reuters/Caren Firouz

Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey

Afghan President Ghani struggles with the Dostum dilemma

by Vinay Kaura August 16, 2017

A US marine stands next to an Afghan National Army soldier during a training exercise in Helmand province on July 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, India, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

EU strategy for Afghanistan is just wishful thinking

by Emanuele Scimia July 28, 2017

Pakistanis protest US drone strikes. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

‘Tough love’ approach to Pakistan has its limits

by Salman Rafi June 29, 2017June 29, 2017

An Afghan policeman looks at bloodstains of victims outside a mosque where a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in Kabul in June. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

Fear and loathing on the Afghan Silk Road

by Pepe Escobar June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, attends a peace and security cooperation conference in Kabul on June 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

China’s Afghanistan-Pakistan mediation: Mission impossible

by Sudha Ramachandran June 21, 2017

Afghan commandos. Photo: Reuters/Nasir Wakif

Afghanistan, China, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

Kabul, Islamabad flog the dead horse of ‘Taliban talks’

by Salman Rafi June 13, 2017

Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, China, Russia, South Asia, World

Can the Afghan government ever defeat the Taliban?

by Tatiana Kanunnikova May 22, 2017

The Helmand River. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Unquiet flows the Helmand

by Sudha Ramachandran May 12, 2017May 13, 2017

Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks to supporters in Laghman province, Afghanistan April 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Afghanistan: ex-warlord’s return raises hope for peace

by Sabena Siddiqui May 10, 2017May 11, 2017

A US Army serviceman sits on the tailgate of a helicopter in the Afghan capital Kabul on April 24, 2017. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

‘Afghan muck’ much thicker than Trump administration realizes

by Salman Rafi May 5, 2017

A US Army serviceman sits on the tailgate of a helicopter in the Afghan capital Kabul on April 24, 2017. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, South Asia

Taliban’s annual spring offensive under way

by Anne Chaon April 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghan Special Forces inspect the inside of a cave which was used by suspected Islamic State militants at the site where an MOAB, or ''mother of all bombs'', struck the Achin district of the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

McMaster has much to review in Afghanistan

by Salman Rafi Sheikh April 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghan National Army troops arrive at the site of the attack on the base in Mazar-i-Sharif. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, South Asia, World

Taliban kill 140 in deadliest ever attack on Afghan army

by Ben Richardson April 22, 2017February 18, 2020

General John Nicholson, commanding general of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, launched a tirade against Russia’s role and intentions in Afghanistan in a BBC interview.

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Losing a war one bad metaphor at a time

by William J. Astore March 11, 2017

Afghan security personnel inspect the wreckage of the district police headquarters in Kabul a day after a suicide car bomb attack on March 1 killed 16 people in simultaneous Taliban suicide assaults. Photo: AFP / Shah Marai

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump’s generals should be wary of Pakistan bear trap

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 9, 2017March 10, 2017

An Afghan policeman stands guard as investigators inspect the wreckage of the district police headquarters in Kabul in March of 2017, the result of a suspected Taliban suicide bomber. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Pakistan’s skewed ‘war on terror’ reflects bigger problems

by Salman Rafi March 7, 2017

Members of the Taliban in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. File Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Afghanistan braces for a longer US stay

by Salman Rafi January 12, 2017January 11, 2017

Marine Sergeant William Olas Bee has a close call after Taliban fighters opened fire in Helmand province in 2008 Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic

Afghanistan, South Asia

Marines gear up for return to Helmand province

by Reuters January 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Taliban militants, who were arrested by Afghan security forces arrive during a presentation to the media in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Parwiz

Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, World

Trying times for the ICC in Afghanistan

by Sudha Ramachandran December 13, 2016December 13, 2016

A policeman stands guard at a market in Mingora, in Swat Valley, Pakistan, on December 7, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Hazrat Ali

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia

Taliban demands for cash stir fears of Swat Valley comeback

by Asad Hashim December 12, 2016February 18, 2020

Members of the Taliban in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. File Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

The hole in the Heart of Asia

by Peter Lee December 9, 2016December 8, 2016

Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Afghanistan’s fate hangs in Trump’s silence

by Salman Rafi December 5, 2016December 5, 2016

Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff General Raheel Sharif attends a ceremony at the Nur Khan air base in Islamabad, Pakistan. Photo: REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Who will be Pakistan’s next army chief?

by Amir Mir October 24, 2016

A rebel fighter stands near a Turkish tank as it fires towards Guzhe village, northern Aleppo countryside. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

A Syrian no-fly zone would be a gift to the terrorists

by Christina Lin October 20, 2016

An Afghan mourns at the gate of the Sakhi Shrine after an overnight attack in Kabul, Afghanistan October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Afghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

A strong Taliban offensive means a weak Afghan state

by Salman Rafi October 19, 2016October 19, 2016

Medical personnel attend to a victim after a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in Mohmand Agency, outside Peshawar, Pakistan September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Online News

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Suicide bomber kills at least 25 in Pakistani mosque

by Admin September 16, 2016September 29, 2016

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview in Kabul in September. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, European Union, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Hamid Karzai slams US combat rules, makes plea to Taliban

by Admin September 15, 2016September 28, 2016

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

IS makes inroads into Pakistan

by Amir Mir June 27, 2016June 27, 2016

Afghanistan, South Asia, World

Kabul suicide blast caught on camera

by Admin April 19, 2016April 19, 2016

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

India’s Modi faces tough Afghan choices

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 17, 2015

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